Navisence
Navisence Navizence |
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The Navisence at Zinal |
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Water code | CH : 167 | |
location | Canton of Valais ; Switzerland | |
River system | Rhone | |
Drain over | Rhone → Mediterranean | |
Headwaters | below the Weisshorn glacier |
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Source height | approx. 2985 m above sea level M. | |
muzzle | in Chippis in the Rhone Coordinates: 46 ° 16 ′ 56 " N , 7 ° 32 ′ 31" E ; CH1903: 607 951 / 125661 |
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Mouth height | 522 m above sea level M. | |
Height difference | approx. 2463 m | |
Bottom slope | approx. 88 ‰ | |
length | 27.9 km | |
Catchment area | 255.54 km² | |
Discharge at the estuary A Eo : 255.54 km² |
MQ Mq |
7.97 m³ / s 31.2 l / (s km²) |
Communities | Anniviers , Chalais , Chippis |
The Navisence (also Navizence ) is a river in the canton of Valais in the district of Sierre . The river rises above Ayer on the Weisshorn . After about 15 kilometers, the river Gougra , which comes from the Lac de Moiry reservoir , flows into the river. The Navisence then flows through the area of the former municipalities of Saint-Jean , Vissoie and Chandolin (today Anniviers ), touches the political municipality of Chalais VS , until after about 28 kilometers it flows into the Rhone at Chippis . The Navisence drains an area of 255.54 km² and drains the Val d'Anniviers .
The water of the Navisence is the hydroelectric plant in Chippis Navizence the company Alpiq used.
The lower part of the Navisence is crossed by the 190 m high Niouc Bridge .
See also
Web links
- Navisence on the ETHorama platform
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Geoserver of the Swiss Federal Administration ( information )
- ↑ Modeled mean annual discharge. In: Topographical catchment areas of Swiss waters: sub-catchment areas 2 km². Retrieved November 28, 2016 .
- ↑ Navizence hydropower plant in Chippis ( Memento of the original from November 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. at www.alpiq.com, accessed November 20, 2014